Kevin Pietersen this week announced that he is standing down from the one day and twenty-twenty duty for England in order to focus on the longer from of the game. At 31 the announcement has left many questioning just how it has come to this. Pietersen is the best batsmen England have in the [...]
Pick of the Week
Kagawa is a start but United need to address many other issue in this Transfer Window
It would seem that Shinji Kagawa is a signing that will happen sooner rather than later for Manchester United and the Japanese star will bring the ingenuity that was so sorely lacking from United’s midfield last campaign. However, the man from Dortmund must be the first signing but by no means the last this Summer. [...]
EDEN FOR TROUBLE?
Why signing the Belgian represents a huge gamble It would appear that we have reached the end of one of the most ludicrous transfer sagas in recent history. Eden Hazard wrote on his Twitter page that he was “signing for the Champions League winner.” It is to be assumed he means this years winner and [...]
SQUEAKY BUM TIME SUCCESS FOR UNITED
Gary Neville last night described a trip to Blackburn as “a dirty game for United.” Certainly it has been a fixture that has troubled the Red Devils in recent years and on paper presented United with the toughest test left before their trip to title rivals Manchester city on April 30th. After a game [...]
FIERY FERNANDO SHOWS COOL TO TRIUMPH IN SEPANG
The most famous name in motorsport will feel like the weight has been lifted off their shoulders today after a shock win in Malaysia gave Ferrari a much needed boost to morale. A shocking pre-season has been followed up by displays of a distinct lack of pace in the opening races, leaving Ferrari under incredible [...]
TERRY STRIPPING IS NOT ENOUGH
The decision by the FA to strip John Terry of the England captaincy for the second time is simply not going to be good enough for his nation at the Euro’s. Terry will go down in history as one of the worst choices at England captain. He was initially stripped of the armband for having [...]
SPORTSPERSON OF THE WEEK 16TH – 22ND January 2012
Nominees Saeed Ajmal Gareth Bale Danny Welbeck Neil Robertson Branden Grace The first test match between Pakistan and England started on Tuesday in Dubai and one man stole the show on the opening day. Saeed Ajmal is a controversial figure in the cricket world due a questionable action. However, the England batsmen, always [...]
SPORTSPERSON OF THE WEEK – 9TH – 15TH JANUARY 2012
It’s been a quiet week for sport in general. There have been no outstanding performances to speak of and so I had difficulty in compiling the nominees. However, these are the five up for this weeks award. Nominees Thierry Henry Monty Panesar Paul Scholes David Warner Brendan Rogers Thierry Henry is a [...]
CAN ANYONE STOP THE YOUNG MASTER TRUMP?
The second biggest snooker tournament on the calendar starts tomorrow at the Alexandra Palace with all eyes on the bright young superstar that is Judd Trump. Trump, who was the surprise package of last years world championships, finishing a close runner up to John Higgins, has gone from strength to strength this year. The [...]
A BRAVE NEW DAWN. OR SCRAPING THE BARREL?
Yesterday, Stuart Lancaster named his England squad for the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations Championship, a side still reeling from the debacle of the World Cup on New Zealand Soil. With the next World Cup on British shores, the demand for a strong home team increases and the road to 2015 starts with this years 6 [...]